Synonyms and antonyms of To be the best or better than someone else in British Thesaurus

surpass (verb)

to be better or greater than something else

outdo (verb)

to be better than someone else at doing something

rise above ()

to be better than other things of the same type

you can’t beat something (verb)

informal to be better than something else

outshine (verb)

to be much better than someone or something else

overtake (verb)

to become better than another person

be more than a match for someone ()

to be better, stronger, cleverer etc than someone who you are competing against

be in a class of your/its own ()

to be much better than anyone or anything else

be as good as it gets ()

to be extremely good, so that nothing is likely to be better

beat (verb)

to do something faster, for longer, more times etc than has been done before

be a cut above ()

to be much better than someone or something else

beat/play someone at their own game ()

to do better at an activity than someone who has a reputation for being very good at it

be/get one up on someone ()

to have or get an advantage over someone, usually by being better than they are at something

be hard to beat ()

to be very good, or to be better than other things of its kind

be the cat’s whiskers ()

to be better than everyone else

(be) the tops ()

to be the best or the most successful

better (verb)

to achieve a better result than someone or something

be without equal ()

to be better than anyone or anything else

come out on top/come out tops ()

to be the best or the winner

eat your heart out ()

used for saying that you are doing something much better than a famous person does it

knock someone/something into a cocked hat ()

to be much better than someone or something

knock spots off (British)

British to be much better than someone or something

leave someone/something standing ()

to be so much better than someone or something that they cannot possibly reach the same standard or level

outclass (verb)

to be much better than someone or something else

outdistance (verb)

to do something better, more quickly, or more successfully than someone or something else

outflank (verb)

to get an advantage over someone, for example in business or politics

outperform (verb)

to do something better than someone or something else

outsmart (verb)

to gain an advantage over someone, especially by using a clever or dishonest trick

outstrip (verb)

to go faster or do something better than someone else

outwit (verb)

to gain an advantage over someone, especially by using a clever or dishonest trick

reign supreme ()

to be the best or the most important

rival (verb)

to be as good as someone or something else

top (verb)

to be better or more impressive than something else

tower (verb)

to be much better, more famous, more important etc than other people or things of a similar kind